Sectional wind-shield for automobiles.



F. A. DILLINGHAII I. S-ECTIONAL WIND SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8. I912.

F. A. DILLINGHAM.

SECTIONAL WIND SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FIL ED JAN-8.1912.

Patented J une 12, 1917.

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FREDERICK A. DILLINGHAM, 0F TROY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE TROY CARRIAGE SUN SHADE COMPANY, OF TROY, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

SECTIONAL WIND-SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1917.

Application filed January 8, 1912. Serial No. 669,996.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. DIL- LINGHAM, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Troy, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sectional Wind-Shields for Automobiles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a wind shield for automobiles comprising an upper and a lower section, in which each section shall be operable as an independent shield and adapted for adjustment independently of the other section into any position desired, without interference with the other.

The invention consists of that .certain novel construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter particularly pointed out and claimed, in which both the upper and lower sections of the shield are concentrically mounted and hinged to common side standards or supports, whereby the sections while independently movable with reference to each other are also adapted to be angled as a unit while maintaining both sections in the same plane. By reason of the construction, the shields are especially adapted for down draft ventilation, inasmuch as the lower section may be alone angled while maintaining the vertical position of the upper section, or the upper section may be swung in the opposite direction to increase the air current through the ventilator, or the upper section may be folded upon the lower section and both sections adjusted as a unit for such ventilation.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of my improved construction, showing the hinge of the two parts ofthe shield partly in section.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the upper supporting end of one of the side standards with the shield frames removed.

Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the hinge brackets for the lower and upper shield sections.

Fig. 6 is a front elevation showing the section.

Fig. 10 is a front elevation of this modified construction.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of one of the supporting arms of the modified construction.

My improved shield comprises two sections, in which 1 and 2 designate the upper and lower bars, and 3 one of the side bars of the frame for the lower section, preferably a metallic angular molding, in which is mounted the plate 5 of glass or other transparent material, while 6, 7, designate the upper and lower bars, and 9 one of the side bars of the preferably similar frame for the upper section in which is mounted the glass plate 10.

Upon the upper end of the side bars 3 of the lower frame are secured the upwardly extending brackets 11, one on each side, each carrying a collar 12, provided with a series of notches 13 on the inner periphery of the collar. As a preferable construction to take the necessary wear, these notches are formed in a case-hardened ring 14, which is brazed or otherwise secured in the collar 12.

The upper frame is also provided with brackets 15, secured near the lower end of the side bars 9, and projecting downwardly carrying the collars 16, also provided with notches 17, preferably formed in case-hardened rings 18. The brackets of the two frames are formed to project the collars into different but parallel planes side by side, and the collars are pivotally mounted on each side on studs or axles 22 projecting inwardly from the upper ends of the side standards or supports 23, which are securely mounted in fixed position at the lower ends to the frame of the automobile.

The side standards are braced by the usual stay rods 19, which arepreferably secured by nuts 21 on bolts 20, projecting outwardly from the upper ends of the supports. For convenience in construction, the stud carry in which they may be shifted, I provide as follows. The supporting axles or studs 22 are formed with a medial slot 26 in which is mounted a pair of locking lugs 27 arranged side by side to engage the respective notches 13 and 17 in their respective collars I 12 and 16. .These locking lugs are separated from each other by a partition plate 28, and the lugs are each seated in a U-shaped sheet metal lining 29, the, upper portion 30.0f'

which forms a bearing plate for the coiled spring 31, which is mounted on the stem of the lug and bears between the plate and the lug to hold the lug in engagement with the notched plate in the other member of the hinge. These coiled springs are made sufiiciently stifi' to lock the hinge members securely in position when the projection 32 on the lug is in engagement with a notch, and as many notches are provided as it is desired to have positions of adjustment for the section of the shield.

In Fig. 1, I have shown the brackets 15 as rigidly secured to the side bars 9 of the upper screen. Instead of this rigid attachment for thebrackets 15, these brackets may be extended in the form of an arm 33 (Figs.

- 9, 10 and 11) and the upper screen pivotally mounted on these arms, so that the upper screen may be shifted into additional positions.

lVith' this modified construction, I provide the slotted stud 34 on the end of the arm 33 for one member of the hinge, and secure to the frame of the shield the collar 35 with the notched ring to form the other member of the hinge, and provide a locking lug to engage the notches, as in the construction for the hinge connection between the two members of the wind shield.

When the hinge constructions for the shields-are assembled, the devices are preferably packed in hard oil, and a cap plate 36 is provided, preferably secured to the axle studs, to serve as a dust proof cover therefor.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

' 1. In a, wind shield, the combination of fixed supports, a plurality of shield sections mounted in said supports, each independently adjustable into various angular positions, with coaxial pivotal connection for each section with the fixed supports, and means for securin said sections in their different positions 0 adjustment.

2. In a Wind shield, the combination of fixed supports,'a pair of shield sections, provided with supporting brackets, means for hinging said brackets coaxially to the fixed supports to give independent angular adjustment for said'sections, and means for securing said sections in their different positions of adjustment.

3. In a wind shield, the combination of fixed supports, a pair of shield sections, provided with supporting brackets, means for hinging said brackets coaxially to the fixed supports to give independent angular adjustment for said sections, and means for securing said sections in their different positions of adjustment, with the brackets for one of said sections pivotally connected therewith to permit said angular adjustment out of the plane of the other section.

' FREDERICK A. DILLINGHAM.

Attest:

l/VALTER D. BREWER, R. R. BROWN. 

